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Splash Club wraps up 62nd MOC

Baby, it may have been cold outside but the action in the Adams Pool was sizzling during this weekend’s 62nd Annual Meet of Champions, hosted by the Phillips 66 Splash Club.

More than 220 swimmers, representing 12 teams and four states, participated in the three-day event (Friday through Sunday).

The Splash Club cruised to third place in the final team standings, with 521 points, falling short by just 12 points of tying the Extreme Aquatic Team for second place (533).

The Chesapeake Swim Club won, going away, with 1,299 points.

In Sunday’s final round of competition, a handful of Phillips warriors streak to individual gold medals.

In the girls competition, Splash Club standout Kate Steward outdueled the rest of the field in the girls 11-12 50 breaststroke, posting a time of :34.36.

Splash Club teammate Emily Giovannetti also stood on the top platform after swamping her competition in the girls 11-12 100 freestyle.

Splash Club youngster Garrett Koslosky grabbed a par of individual golds on the final day.

He won 100 individual medley and the 50 breaststroke in the boys 10-and-under group.

Club dynamo Colton Krause proved to be the best of the best in the men’s open 200 butterfly super final, capturing the top spot with a time of :52.29.

For the weekend, Krause achieved a handful of sectional cut times while planning, or placing second, in several super finals.

In addition to first-place performances, a number of Splash Club battlers earned runner-up kudos in Sunday’s finals.

Grace Fodor muscled to second in the girls 15-and-older 100 freestyle, while Greta Olsen surged to second in the girls 13-14 100 butterfly.

Giovannetti also claimed a second-place medal, in the girls 11-12 50 butterfly.

Haley Downey proved her endurance and determination by rolling to the No. 2 spot in the girls 15-and-older 1650 freestyle.

Krause recorded second places in both the men’s open 100 breaststroke and 100 freestyle super finals.

Thomas Downey dashed to second in the boys 15-and-older 100 breaststroke.

Jake Snyder joined the second-place list, as well, in the boys 11-12 100 backstroke.

Aaron Stanek placed runner-up in the boys 15-and-older 100 butterfly, while Mason McCauley was second in the boys 15-and-older 100 freestyle and Koslosky came in runner-up in the boys 10-and-under 100 freestyle.

Following are the final team standings and the meet results from Sunday’s competition: